{"id":35126,"date":"2025-01-09T19:11:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T13:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=35126"},"modified":"2025-01-09T19:11:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T13:41:15","slug":"nationwide-road-accident-cashless-treatment-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/09-01-2025\/nationwide-road-accident-cashless-treatment-initiative","title":{"rendered":"Cashless Treatment Scheme for Road Accident Victims"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/ Governance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has recently unveiled a <strong>nationwide cashless treatment initiative<\/strong> aimed at providing essential aid to victims of road accidents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Background<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The scheme builds on a pilot program launched on March 14, 2024 which has since been expanded to include Assam, Punjab, Haryana, and Puducherry.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This sought to establish a framework for delivering swift medical assistance to vehicle accident victims, particularly during the <strong>crucial \u201cgolden hour\u201d following an incident.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Highlights of the Scheme<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Nationwide Coverage:<\/strong> The scheme now applies to all road accident victims, offering cashless treatment for trauma and polytrauma cases at hospitals under the <strong>Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri-Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY)<\/strong>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The treatment cost is covered <strong>up to \u20b91.5 lakh per accident for seven days.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Implementation Framework: <\/strong>National Health Authority (NHA) has to collaborate with police, hospitals, and state health authorities for streamlined execution.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Utilizes the <strong>e-Detailed Accident Report (eDAR) system<\/strong> and the NHA\u2019s Transaction Management System to ensure seamless registration and claim processing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Support for Hit-and-Run Victims:<\/strong> Families of hit-and-run fatalities will receive \u20b92 lakh in compensation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Need\/Significance of the Scheme<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e3e5e6\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"778\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Cashless-Treatment-Scheme-for-Road-Accident-Victims.webp\" alt=\"Cashless-Treatment-Scheme-for-Road-Accident-Victims\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-35127\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e3e5e6; width:378px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Cashless-Treatment-Scheme-for-Road-Accident-Victims.webp 778w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Cashless-Treatment-Scheme-for-Road-Accident-Victims-300x233.webp 300w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Cashless-Treatment-Scheme-for-Road-Accident-Victims-768x596.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Road Accidents:<\/strong> Statistics show 1.80 lakh fatalities in 2024, including 30,000 deaths due to not wearing helmets and 10,000 deaths of children near educational institutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Comprehensive Coverage:<\/strong> Extending the scheme to all road accident victims ensures inclusivity and widens the scope of lifesaving interventions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Efficient Implementation:<\/strong> Collaboration between key stakeholders and advanced IT systems enhances accessibility and reduces bureaucratic delays.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Financial Relief: <\/strong>The compensation for hit-and-run fatalities and the cost coverage for treatment alleviate financial burdens on victims and families.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: DD News<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has recently unveiled a nationwide cashless treatment initiative aimed at providing essential aid to victims of road accidents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35126"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35128,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35126\/revisions\/35128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}